While the talk might all be about 4K at the moment, the real work being done is still largely HD. Atomos have a killer product, the Ninja Star, which has been out for some time: this is the world's smallest and lightest ProRes recorder. The strength of the Ninja Star is it provides exceptionally high quality recording in a unit which barely adds to the weight of your camera. Many other recorders require bolt-on's and scaffolding to make them work. The Ninja Star is barely noticeable in terms of size or weight. Read more at: http://www.moviemachine.tv/post/the-atomos-ninja-star-is-this-the-perfect-hd-pror/

ATOMOS SHOGUN: COST EFFECTIVE 4K PRODUCTION

Jeromy Young, CEO of Atomos, runs through the recent history of recording formats, from DV to HD and now to 4K. With each transition comes hurdles both in terms of cost and also in terms technical challenges. Atomos has made it their mission to provide cost effective solutions for those producing qu......

SILKY-SMOOTH TIMELAPSE: FILMING SYDNEY AT DUSK

Chasing a shot against the fading light, we head out to Kirrabilli, the side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge opposite the city.
I last filmed at this location in 1998. another time, with very different technology. This time I'm back with friends and co-workers and we're having fun shooting timelapse, ......

DEDOLIGHT: IN THE WORDS OF GREAT CINEMATOGRAPHERS

In this 27 minute documentary cinematographers at the highest level talk about dedolight and what it is that separates these lights from other lights on the market.
Key cinematographers featured in this documentary:
*Billy Williams* - Credits include: Gandhi (Winner Academy Award Cinematography 19......

4K UPGRADE FOR SONY PXW-X70, AND NEW FEATURES FOR PXW-X200

PXW-X70 users can upgrade their camcorders with 4K acquisition capability through a new paid 4K licence. The licence provides support for QFHD shooting at 30p, 25p, or 24p, bringing stunning quality and high resolution to an incredibly compact camcorder. This capability will be available from all Sony dealers to PXW-X70 users, either at the time of purchase or at any point afterwards. The list price (without tax) for the 4K upgrade (CBKZ-X70FX) will be 485 Euro.

ANNOUNCING THE NEW ARRI ALEXA MINI

ARRI announces the new ALEXA Mini, a versatile additional tool in the ARRI ALEXA camera range that combines a compact and lightweight form factor with the same unparalleled image quality that has made the ALEXA system a gold standard for the industry. Designed for specialized shot-making, the ALEXA Mini perfectly complements a full ALEXA shooting kit and allows crews to eliminate the complications of working with third-party cameras by keeping everything within a single system that is trusted all over the world.

ATOMOS OFFER AVID DNXHR 4K RECORDING WITH THE SHOGUN

At BVE 2015, Atomos showcase 4 exciting new Shogun features, including a BVE exclusive world first, released for free to existing and new users of Shogun for the end of February 2015.

FEATURE FILM - INSIDE THE BELLY OF A DRAGON - SHOT ON BLACKMAGIC POCKET CINEMA CAMERA

Blackmagic Design has announced that the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera was used to shoot the feature film Inside the Belly of a Dragon, an official selection of the 2014 Cambodia International Film Festival.

FINAL CUT PRO X TUTORIAL - WORKING WITH DUAL VIEWERS

When it was released Final Cut Pro X featured a single viewer for watching through rushes or edited content. Apple did bring back a second viewer later in the development of Final Cut Pro X. The way the two viewers work together is different than the way dual viewers work in many other systems. This tutorial provides an overview of the advantages of working with dual viewers and shows just how useful these can be used while editing.

FINAL CUT PRO X TUTORIAL: WORKING WITH COMPOUND CLIPS

Compound Clips provide the means to simplify your edit by collapsing many clips into a single clip. These can be used to take a complicated Timeline and to reduce a portion of the Timeline, or all of the Timeline, into a single clip. The Compound Clip can then be positioned and edited like any other clip.

AutoDCP is a cloud-based service which enables you to upload your project online and convert this to the DCP format. You simply register and upload your master files. Once the process is complete your final DCP files, ready for cinema distribution, will be returned to you online.

Eyeheight reports strong and increasing demand for its innovative BroadcastSafe range of plug-in compliance software. Available in four versions (BroadcastSafeFCPX for Apple Final Cut X and Apple Final Cut 7, BroadcastSafePP for Adobe Premier Pro, and BroadcastSafeMC for Avid Media Composer, the plug-ins enable video editors to ensure that their productions are compatible with broadcast signal legislation in their target markets.

Chasing a shot

Sydney, Australia - I last filmed at this location in 1998. another time, with very different technology. This time I'm back with friends and co-workers and were having fun shooting timelapse, still photographs, and enjoying the process of image creation.

The knowledge and experience of each of the creatives comes through in this piece how they work, how they think. and how they put their creative and technical skills to work. We get to appreciate the results.

Cameraman Ben Tessler explains how he creates the time-lapse records:

"So we have chosen to do this timelapse as a continuous record rather than just the multiple frames per second because we don't want to lose anything that we're seeing in the frame. We've got a lot of movement in this frame, there's a lot of boats passing through. And with continuous record you don't get that staggering effect where if you're only getting 2, 3, 4, 5 frames a second you lose the other 20 frames. So we're doing a continuous record to enable that flowing shot. To give us the option of a nice smooth timelapse. And what this also means is that in post production weve got the options to do whatever we want with the shot."

It is remarkable to see what changes in 15 years of technology; the quality of the video and still images is fantastic! Which of course makes me wonder just what the next 15 years will bring.